Having a chronic illness like interstitial cystitis can deplete your time and energy, and it can be tempting to order in or eat out. However, eating … [Read more...]
The Pleasures of Restaurant Dining on an Interstitial Cystitis Diet!
Sharon – New York | Interstitial Cystitis
My problems with my bladder began in August of 2001. I woke up one morning with urgency, frequency, and pain, all which came on very quickly. I had … [Read more...]
D – Los Angeles | Interstitial cystitis
One afternoon in 1998 I thought I had a bladder infection. I was very uncomfortable and thought I just needed to drink some cranberry juice and get … [Read more...]
Popcorn Anyone?
One of the best Christmas gifts I received last year was a Cuisinart popcorn popper. Nearly every Sunday night I pop a big potful. I love … [Read more...]
Winter Soups & Comfort Food
Many people with bladder problems cannot use canned soups because they contain tomato products, monosodium glutamate (MSG), vinegar, or even mystery … [Read more...]
Baking Bread | Interstitial Cystitis

One of my goals for 2011 has been to do things that I used to love doing but haven't done for years. You know...things like get my flute back out and … [Read more...]
How Can Modifying My Diet Help Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome?

One thing that 98% of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain patients agree on is that diet does help, and it is one of the things we have in our control. … [Read more...]
New Research Finds Interstitial Cystitis Diet Not Need to Be SOO Restrictive
A cross-sectional study conducted by the University of South Florida found that the Interstitial Cystitis Diet does NOT have to limit the majority of … [Read more...]
S. Los Angeles | Interstitial cystitis
When I first met with Matia, it was only after many visits to my urologist and several other “alternative” attempts to solve my bladder problem … [Read more...]
Emotional Challenges of Chronic Illness
It is common for people who are diagnosed with a chronic illness to pass through the same “Stages of Grief” that were first described in 1969 by … [Read more...]
How Food Can Affect a Painful Bladder | Interstitial Cystitis

Before I wrote the first version of Customizing the Interstitial Cystitis Diet, one concept I had to work around--delicately I might add--was the idea … [Read more...]
Trouble.. dealing with getting a new doctor | Interstitial Cystitis
I'm Jenna, I'm 24, pregnant, divorced and diagnosed with interstitial cystitis in 2009. My condition has been poorly managed and I have suffered alot … [Read more...]
Interstitial Cystitis: A Survivor’s Tale
Six years ago inside a 1920s cabin, complete with wood stove and a white claw foot tub, perched high in the mountains of Colorado lived a woman and a … [Read more...]








